The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-05-12
A GREAT CORRAL"
eba CAPTURE of 136 Elephants, and
How Twas Done.
prhting the Leviathans With Fire-One
Bold Animal Breaks Through the
Bsrrier-Releass of the Packed,
Struggling Captives.

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We have already reported that Mr.. G.
re plal sanderson, the superintendent OF the
gside n Cvernment kheddahs at Dacca, had
5 can made an unprecedented capture of ele-
venty.fI pbants in the Caro- hills last month.
fine q The details of this exploit are described
along BY Mr. sanderson himself in the En-
Eood po5 gishn,an:
alter vii On the 14th we began the drive in the
brenoon The elephants were, con-
rayend rary to our expectation and to their
3 poor} habits hitherto, all togetherin one large
half on gathering. To arrive at the stockade
wing. they had first to reach a small level
noistenN plateau on the top of a hill, from which
ome ID hey we're to be detected to their left
the wha down slope, at the foot of which was
eat 1t II he stockade, well screened in the
k out Jungle The two guiding palisades or
chew wings, converging to the gate of the
digest sockade, were run up the hillside the
distance of some two hundred yards, at
fifty yards apart. Three fre-lines were
E. made through the jungle across the
mno,..J space between the guiding palisades,
joining them at the extreme ends,
world one half way down, and one about sixty
yo wora yards from the gate. On these lines
found dry grass was stacked in bundles and
uponu hidden by green leaves, ready to be
where bred when the elephants had crossed
gs, hon The paths. The drive was we'll managed,
b realH the herd being kept together and not
Tres on oEerdriven which often causes herd
X n. In hraa into
ctive wind favored us, and the elephants were
| the on got to the plateau near the mouth of
explored ne iunnel-like approach to the gate
ry, and Without very much trouble. Here the
bdthirsI men closed in from all sides, directed by
tian, tn Ples in the trees, as the grass was too
the de- alsn Tor those on foot to see what the
e highe4 sephants were doing. As the herd
E-an aooped past my post at the end of one
he cruel atae palisades it seemed as if the pro-
the COM 'esslon would never end my veteran
|hpY hont gn-bearer, Jaffa, whispered they were
earthly the insects of the forest" Tuskers,
in wha1 emales, and young elephants of all
kness q saes bundled along, those in the rear
chargei mally showing good deal of apprehen-
as wen Won as the hunters began to close in on
be resuH aem The moment the last had crossed
all tn We outermost fire-line the spies sounded
lie one aelr rattles, and as if by magic q had
food, spared few dozen match boxes
desire snong the men) cracking line OF
ht oana sa'ae extended along the hillside, join
We HeeI Ms ,ne extreme ends of the palisade,
Tess YOU sM cutting off retreat. Immediately
ef hSel w hitherto comparative silence of the
IS them a,se was broken by yelling and blank
+rly es ains nom all sides, and the elephants
ave ten sasned forward in crowd, no longer
felt lt "aowlng any leader, but each striving
eat io .ao De last. They soon crossed the
is ons' soao nre-ilne, and at signal from 8
plesoms ss'aorh-barely audible in the din Of
PeriousI Nfhants and men-actiye fellows raced
fse MI Asau from both ends with torches
all tnsI @a IN a few seconds this line also wa.
whichN vail Of fire.
ess fot1 Inc third line was similarly fref
dlreiuI .aen the herd had passed, and now tn,
Q mani aa waxed fast and furious. Some O
comm = eiepnants went into the stockade a
not ?. sase' out huge male with the righ
y only (such elephants are called
senu sauesn; certain castles of Hindoo
llslu i, ss'slsnee them) took up his position il
MAJ
- 9 gateway, which was only eleve,
Y pens Il s,ae' m and no elephant could pas
Il .ap cio'a ~ 81 Inc scene was now extraordinary
ynas ooonel and Mrs. Graham Smith
an1 s.'n ~ Platform in tree near, had a,
ies ~ elient view of it. The space he
oS,ss sss., sa the converging palisades wa
g .,,s. = ssas sy packed by struggling mass O
Q oa ssaants Tor many yards from the gate
Y ,,'.s na sestlge of Jungle had disappeared
..lass a,a. 'le men We're skirmishing wit
tleas ssA cartridges and torches of blazin,
co' aA. s up Y to within twenty yards or les
~ as elephants, and shower of stick
0se. 4 GODS was kept up over the palisade
y sss a'se outside. The roaring of tn
uls ass.ers of the herd, which wer
sasS Iampled and squeezed, CON
'ans na my with the noise of rattles. gun,
1MS sS Ssss 49, the FIRE consuming the iungl
ss.' the palisades in the directio
S s0e elephants had come, mad